G.E. Farrow was an English children's author who is best known for his books "The Mysterious Shin Shira" and "The Wallypug of Why."John Hassall, the son of a naval officer, was born in Walmer, Kent, England in 1868. He studied art in Antwerp and Paris at the Academie Julien, 1894. He eventually became a full-time illustrator, designing posters and children's books (AskART website).